Practice Percentages

Biographical

Jim Wyly, a partner in Phelps Dunbar, has been a certified mediator and arbitrator for 18
years. His 38 year litigation experience has enabled him to appreciate the perspectives of the
trial attorneys participating in ADR.

Mr. Wyly has served as a mediator for serious personal injury and property damage cases, presiding over hundreds of mediations. He also has served as an arbitrator in numerous
commercial and personal injury claims. His ADR experience ranges from garden variety tort cases to construction litigation to insurance coverage disputes.

Mr. Wyly is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and recognized by Chambers, Mid-South and Super Lawyers.

Case Experience

Admiralty

Appellate

Automotive

Banking & Finance

Civil Rights

Commercial/Business

Community Associations

Condominiums

Construction

Contract Disputes

Debt Collections

Education

Insurance

Intellectual Property

Landlord/Tenant

Legal Malpractice

Libel & Slander

Local Govt./Municipalities

Medical Malpractice

Nursing Homes

Personal Injury

Police

Premises Liability

Probate

Product Liability

Professional Fees

Professional Liability

Professional Malpractice

Professional Negligence

Property Damage

Railroad & Trucking

Real Estate

Shareholder Disputes

Sports

Torts

Transportation

Trusts / Estates

Wrongful Death

Education

Mississippi College
School of Law, J.D.,
1980

Louisiana State
University, B.S., in
Business
Administration, 1975

Memberships & Affiliations

Certified Mediator

Certified Arbitrator

The Mississippi Bar

Louisiana State Bar Association

Harrison County Bar Association

Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel

Business Court Committee – Appointed by Mississippi Secretary of State

Slidell Bar Association (Past President)

Visiting Professor, University of New Orleans

Rates Information

Please contact Annette Rishel at Annette.Rishel@phelps.com (228-679-1320 direct) for scheduling and for rates.